This physical cache container
IS NOT
at the posted coordinates

For the coordinates needed to locate this Duck-Walk Geocache container just click the link below and provide the key word which is the name of the town: Duck. You can validate your puzzle solution with certitude.

This Geocache is one of several containers of various sizes hidden within about 10 feet of a multi-use path in the Town of Duck, NC, but not within any above-ground utility recepticals. NO NEED TO ENTER ANYBODY'S YARD The Town of Duck does not allow public street parking which means a 4 hour walk or 50 minute bicycle ride along the 9 mile round trip is required to locate all 31.

Parking coordinates are provided near the center of the cache series since The Town of Duck does not allow parking along any of its roads and Town Police enforce the "No Parking" policy. There may be places to park near several cache locations along the route depending on the time of day and the total local population but none are guaranteed and permission to park there has not been granted. Please at all times be alert to nearby traffic as several caches are in a downtown business area and some are close to a very busy roadway. You should also be alert for Muggles at virtually all hours.

This container is large enough for some very small trade items but please remember to close all container lids and replace each in its secured position. Also, stealth is of the utmost importance here all year long and is especially essential during the summer tourist season. Keep in mind that if your search activities are observed by any Muggles (and there will be many at all hours of the day) this cache is certain to wander off.

Faced with the unwanted construction of a large grocery supermarket in the middle of the community, the Duck Civic Association Board, from January 6 to February 7, 2000, met to discuss and consider incorporating the community into a separate town as a way to control growth. Information went out to all Duck property owners and registered voters with detailed financial projections and revenue projections based on making no tax changes from the current 17 cent per $100 valuation (11 cents for waste disposal/recycling, 4 cents for fire department, 1 cent for ocean rescue/lifeguards, and 1 cent for trail maintenance). The following April public responses showed 1,051 were overwhelmingly in favor of incorporation. Duck residents were 62% in favor and non-resident owners 74% in favor. That June a 10-person Incorporation Committee was formed.

In October a package was mailed to the Joint Legislative Commission on Municipal Incorporation about the same time corporate executives for the grocery store indicated willingness to sell its property at the price paid plus minor costs since the purchase. On January 30, 2001, an agreement was reached giving Duck Civic Association the right (until December 31) to buy the property for $4,100,645.30.

In February of 2001, the Duck incorporation petition was forwarded to the NC legislature and on March 28, 2001, Representative Bill Culpepper introduced the Duck Incorporation Bill in the House. It cleared the Senate on August 28 and the House on August 29, 2001.

On November 6, 2001, voters voted "for" incorporation and Duck was incorporated on May 1, 2002, as the newest Outer Banks town and the sixth municipality in Dare County. The five-member Town Council currently meets the first Wednesday each month.

Please park only at designated parking locations. Town officials granted permission for this cache placement. If you enjoyed the hunt and have time it might not hurt to stop by Town Hall or the Police Department and thank them for allowing this placement.